Located in the Province of Sofala, the Gorongosa National Park is one of the biggest success stories in the restoration of wildlife in Africa. In 2008, a 20-year public-private partnership for managing the Park was established between the Government and the Carr Foundation, with the objective of ensuring the biodiversity conservation and stimulate ecotourism in Gorongosa. The Park’s unique biodiversity, including dense savannahs, acacias and charismatic carnivore and herbivore species, as well as hundreds of bird species, bring, each year, tourists that really enjoy being in contact with nature. The Gorongosa National Park is considered by many the Mozambican Serengeti, with a stunning diversity of species and landscapes.
NATIONAL PARK OF
Gorongosa
Visiting hours: April to August – 06:00 to 18:00 (everyday)
September to December – 05:30 às 18:30 (everyday)
Cel. (+258) 23-530122 / 823082252
Website: www.gorongosa.org
Email: contact@gorongosa.org
BY AIR
The majority of the Park’s visitors normally flies to Mozambique via Johannesburg, in South Africa, where you can board a connecting flight to Beira, which is 3 hours away by road from Gorongosa. Some cities also offer direct flights to Beira or Maputo. From Maputo, you will need to take a connecting flight to Chimoio or Beira.
To obtain more details about existing flights, visit the Park’s official website: Getting here by Air
BY LAND
From Chimoio or Beira, you must follow the EN6 until Inchope. In case you are traveling from Maputo, you should follow the EN1 road with the same destination. Go straight through the intersection, continuing on the EN1 for 42km. About a kilometre down the road on the left side, there is a BP gas station where you can refuel. Be sure to fill your tank as there is no fuel for sale inside Gorongosa National Park. As you continue on the EN1, you will cross a bridgeover the Pungue River. Continue on until you see a large sign for Gorongosa National Park, turn right onto the dirt road. Continue on the graded dirt road for 11 km until you reach the park entrance gate.Now your safari begins! Continue on the road inside the park for 18km and watch for sable antelope, bushbuck, and baboons as you make your way to the reception desk at Montebelo Gorongosa Lodge & Safari. There you will pay your park entrance fees and get information on the park.
To learn other possible routes, visit the Park’s official website: Getting here by Land
In the dry season, between the months of April and November, you will find the ideal conditions to visit the Park. During the rainy season, between January and March, the Park is closed to the public.
You can take car safaris, walking safaris, canoeing, hikes in the Gorongosa mountains and visit the local communities’ villages. The Park’s rangers will present to you the activities you can take part on.
The Montebelo Gorongosa Lodge & Safari can host 100 people in Premium/Standard Villas, Premium/Standard Bungalows and Garden Rooms, all equipped with air conditioning, bathroom and hot water. It also has a camping zone, with bathrooms equally equipped with hot water showers. Besides the accommodation, you can also count on the restaurant, bar, pool, souvenir shop, children’s area, multipurpose meeting room able to host up to 140 people and the lodge’s Spa.
Normally, thosemost adventurous are delighted with the old Lion House and the Hippopotamus Viewpoint, the Community Education Centre and the modern Biodiversity Research Lab. Other attractions include the Cheringoma limestone gorges, the Urema lake and the alluvial prairies (tandos). Located in the north-western side of the Park, the Murombodzi river falls, in the middle of the Gorongosa Mountains, are also some of the sights the visitors normally seek. Each year, the Park’s protective spirits summoning ceremony takes place.
You can’t leave the park without seeing such animals as the lion, elephant, buffalo, hippopotamus, crocodile, wildebeest and zebra. Take the chance to discover Gorongosa’sincredible biodiversity.
“About 30 million years ago the African continent began to break up. Pent-up forces of hot magma from the planet’s core, pushed closer to the earth’s crust, created a massive fracture that will eventually divide Africa into two, smaller tectonic plates. This fracture, known as the East African Rift System, or the Great Rift Valley, now stretches from Jordan in southwestern Asia, throughout eastern Africa, down to Mozambique. Lake Urema, here in Gorongosa National Park, is considered to be the southernmost tip of this magnificent geological formation.”
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